Salvatore Buttaci : Writing

WE NEED TO LEARN FROM FLOWERS

WE NEED TO LEARN FROM FLOWERS

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


Delight when summer flowers grow, Their petals spread with sunlit gold And fragrance sweet when we behold This garden God has given. The sea..
LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

LEARNING A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

A Story by Salvatore Buttaci


I spent my early years in Brooklyn, New York, a section called Williamsburg. In those days it was a Hassidic Jewish neighborhood with Italians secon..
BEDTIME STORY

BEDTIME STORY

A Story by Salvatore Buttaci


“Daddy, tell me one more story! Please, Daddy?” Outside, dawn is making its floating ascent and I can see the top of its orange head ..
LIFE IS A DREAM SHORT-LIVED

LIFE IS A DREAM SHORT-LIVED

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


So insistent are those fools Believing life abides by rules We all learned attending schools! They will tell you if you try To meet this life ey..
Prose Poem:  SICILIAN VILLAGES

Prose Poem: SICILIAN VILLAGES

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


To the untrained eye, mountain villages in my parents’ Sicily pale beside Palermo and Catania that deliver families those conveniences only p..
THE DEW DROP INN

THE DEW DROP INN

A Story by Salvatore Buttaci


A cowboy, a priest, and a penguin walk into a bar. This is not a three-way stage spotlighting vignettes of Texas or St. Malachy’s Sunday mas..
ON THE BORDERLINE

ON THE BORDERLINE

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


sun (she said she’s bored) light filters through clouds (eyes covered with trem…hands…bling, fear dark enough (star) to..
Couplet:  MAKING WISHES

Couplet: MAKING WISHES

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


In the arms of night, blinking stars yawn for quiet sleep, while the two of us commit to wishes laden with love. #
Haiku: HANG �EM HIGH

Haiku: HANG �EM HIGH

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


Hidden in the leaves Blue jay high in the oak tree Tastes the birdhouse seeds #
Cameo:  CONFUSED

Cameo: CONFUSED

A Poem by Salvatore Buttaci


Without You to give meaning To a life made so beautiful Since we met, What could I expect from my days? I would wander lonely and Confused ..